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Spring Hill 6 Staunton, Newi-Leoder, Sunday, June 25, 1961 read Riot in Richmond. 1863 Minister Attends Service SPRING HILL. June 24-The leader) have been able to give Richmond." It made fascinating' ed; the mob was bent on nothing but plunder and wholesale bail, all with a solitary exception have had counsel employed at reading. According to the paper, "A handful of prostitutes, professional thieves, Irish and Yankee robbery. The causes of the "dis moving.

She said simply, "Good-by! I'm going to get something to eat!" Marched Silently The mob now rapidly increased, and numbered more than a thou enormous fees." hags, gallow birds from all lands No Bail Set Mary Jackson was confined to jail awaiting a trial for felony. Shb "petitioned for a habeas cor but our own, congregated in Richmond, with a woman huckster at their lead, who buys veal at the toll gate for a 100 and sells the sand women and children. They impressed all the light carts they Rev. and Mrs. J.

T. Hayter Jr. and John III were weekend guests of Mrs. Hayter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Scott of Roanoke. On Sunday, the Hayters attended the homecoming services at the Fin-castle Presbyterian Church. Mr.

Hayter was pastor at the Fin-castle church for sue years prior to coming to the Spring HilJ Church. pus that she, being innocent of met, and marched along silent the charges against her was il same for 250 in the morning mar ly and in order. They were led by Mrs. Mary legally detained in jail. The judge, "not thinking the suspicion ket, (and) undertook the other day to put into private practice the principles of the commissary Jackson, a painter's wife, who of her guilt light, and not believ By ILLIAM J.

KIMBALL, Ph.D Dr. Kimball is a member of the faculty of Mary Baldwin College and is the author of "Richmond in Time of War." He also has done extensive research on Civil War novels. The following Civil War study was published by the State University of Iowa. Ample record exists that long before April, 1863, many of the inhabitants of Richmond were in dire need of the necessities cf existence, to say nothing of the luxuries which had been commonplace to some before the war. Slightly more than three months after the fall of Fort Sumter the Richmond Daily Whig (July 19, 1861) stated that the "stock of provisions is so nearly exhausted that it is unnecessary to give quotations." This statement, of course, did was a tall, daring Amazonian-looking woman with a white fea ing that her health would be en department.

Guest minister at the Sunday- turbance which darkened the annals of Richmond" on that day can never be fully known. Early on April 2, within the gates of Capitol Square, a crowd of several hundred women and boys stood quietly together. One of their number a pale, emaciated girl, not more than eighteen who could no longer stand, took a seat on a nearby bench. As she raised her hand to remove her sunbonnet, her loose calico sleeve slipped up, and revealed a mere skeleton of an arm. Perceiving that the sight of her emaciated limb had 6tartled a woman who 'was sitting on the bench and who was not a member of the crowd, she hastily pulled down the sleeve with a short dangered by confinement," re ther standing erect from her hat Swearing that they would have goods 'at government prices' they fused to set bail.

They marched through Cary morning worship servide at the Spring Hill Presbyterian Church was the Rev. Howard C. Cobb, Many of the people arrested broke open half a dozen shoe Street to Main, where they m-countered the Mayor and the Gov stores, hat stores, and tobacco were found guilty and sentenced in varying degrees; one woman, houses, and robbed them of superintendent of the Sunnyside Home at Massanetta Springs. Relatives here from a distance ernor, who, even with the state forces under their command, were a Mary Johnson (whose name everything but bread, which was was often confused with Mary just the thing they wanted least. to attend the funeral of Mrs.

Ada I I Jackson's) was sentenced to five It went on to say that those Dahmer recently were Mr. and who followed Mr. Mumford to the YMCA were miscreants who years in the penitentiary. Al: though there are no periodic ac Mrs. Carl C.

Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Berry and "were seen to dash the rice and counts in the police court pro daughter, Mrs. Earl Leiby; Mr.

ceedings of Mary Jackson's fate, Collection of Old Coins at Bank flcur into the muddy street, where the traces etill remain, laugh and exclaimed, "This is all that's left of me; it seems funny and Mrs. L. Carl Berry, Carl Jr. and JoAnn: Mr. and Mrs.

John her case probably came up from time to time, for in the Examm don't it?" not able to repress them. Mr. Mumford, the president of the Young Men's Christian Association, quieted them in another street by inviting them to come to the rooms of the Association, where their wants would be supplied. Those who were really in want followed him. Mr.

Davis, having been informed of the serious disturbance, proceeded to the scene of trouble. He mounted a dray from which the horses had been taken and it was particularly noticeable to Walker Sr. and John Mrs. with the remark that "if that was what they were going to give, er of October 12 it was stated two cent piece which was the Staunton and Augusta County Franklin. The "Fugio" was the first authorized U.

S. coin. Pauline Melvin, Harry Dignee, Harold C. Berry, Mrs. Mabel Cumminas.

Mrs. Grace Nelson. that she was the "prime instigator and ringleader of the riot, first coin to carry the motto In God We Trust." Additional coins in this panel but she was too smart to commit "Probably the most unusual are the Continental period cents In answer to a question of whether there was to be some celebration, she answered that there was. They were going to celebrate their right to live. They were starving; and as soon as enough of them got together, they all of Middletown, N.Y.; and Mr.

any overt act which might fix a residents who haven't had a face-to-face meeting with a "Fugio" cent, the first authorized U. S. coin, or a Jackson "Hard Times" coin will have a chance to get acquainted with them here and Mrs. W. R.

Grimes of Lees- penalty on her. which were minted Dy various states, and types of tokens which have circulated as monev in dif they might go to 1." It is greatly to be regretted that this most villanious affair was not punished on the spot. Instead of shooting every wretch engaged at once, the authorities contented themselves with the ordinary arrest, and hence the appearance of the matter in the police report of the morning." burg. Mr. and Mrs.

U. Scott Hamrick She was very circumspect in coin in panel three of the exhibit is the Trade Dollar," Mr. Hudson said. Originally issued for circulation in the Orient to compete with the Mexican peso, the Trade Dollar was demonetized by Con her own actions. It being found ferent periods of American his were going to the bakeries and each of them would take a loaf through July 1 at the Augusta tory.

Jimmie, Judy and Rita of 427 Cedar Drive, Hampton, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. U. Scott Hamrick Sr. at "Valley National Bank, according to W.

bread. It was little enough for The second panel features regu that no charge of felony could be sustained in her case, she was sent to Judge Meredith's court to be tried for a misdemeanor i R. Hudson, assistant vice gress in 1887. However, many of ie government to give them af lar issues of U. S.

coins from It was impossible to doubt, ac the laree cent pieces of 1794 to View Farm. not speak for all of the citizens; some like the Chesnuts had sent from their country home wine, rice, potatoes, ham, eggs, butter and pickles about once a month, and the Tabb-Rutherford wedding supper served during the waning months of the Confederacy was "doubt it as you may a sumptuous repast" Nevertheless in a city whose prewar population of 38,000 had more than doubled before 1865, one which depended for its supplies of all kinds upon long and exposed lines of railway, the grim specter of starvation was an unwelcome resident in many overcrowded homes. General Looting There are adequate reasons for believing that near starvation prompted many people in the crowd to march on the stores, but it seems to be equally obvious that once the riot was underway, general looting prevailed. To President Jefferson Davis' mind, it was not bread they want and it is more than probable the dimes of 1952. One outstand them still circulate in the Orient.

In panel four can be found various types of American coins, An exhibit, containing a repre Mrs. J. L. Berry has returned cording to the paper, that the concealed instigators in the riot were emissaries of the federal sentative collection of old coins ing coin in this panel is the 1865 home after spending two months that if she is not acquitted altogether, she will get off with which date back to 1722, has been visiting in the homes of her sons- him that, though the mob claimed that they were starving and wanted bread, they had not confined their operations to food supplies, but had passed by, without any effort to attack, several provisions stores and bakeries, while they had completely emptied one jewelry 6tore and had looted some millinery and clothing shops in the vicinity. From the vantage point of the dray, he made a brief address to the formidable crowd, urging them to abstain from their lawless acts.

He reminded them of gold issues, as well as regular and commemorative issues. The government. "Plunder, theft, some merely nominal punislv obtained from the Federal Re AN ACTIONT in-law and daughters, Mr. ana Mrs. Karl McCormick and family ment." And thus, the Examiner, serve Bank of Richmond.

familiar "double eagles" are in eluded in this panel. was done with Mary Jackson. ter it had taken all their men, she added. Just then a fat old Mammy waddled up the walk to overtake a beautiful child who was running before her. "Come dis a way, honey," she called, "don't go nigh dem people," adding in a lower tone, "I's feared you'll ketch somethin' fum dem po' white folks.

I wonder jdey lets 'em into de park." The girl turned and with a of Arlington and Mr. and Mrs. burglary and robbery, were the motives of these gangs; foreigners and Yankees the organizers of them." The writer (if not Dan The first panel of the display The bread riot led to much use Myron Wright and family of includes types of coins which cir CHATTANOOGA (AP) -People are wondering if the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce reallv did take action on culated in the American Colonies of the vitrolic pen and to many continuing court cases, but it ap Northeast, Maryland. Mrs Stella Hildebrand. accom iel, certainly an ardent emula and early days of independence parently did not result in The last panel in the collection shows U.

S. silver commemorative issues, beginning with the Columbian Exposition half dollar of 1892 and continuing through 49 other commemorative half dollar panied by Mrs. F. M. Weade of the city's urban renewal pro 76 in all, from the 1722 Wood's creased foodstuffs for the needy.

tor) felt that a "most contemptible notion, that such disturbance is a shame, which must be hidden (as well try to hide the Newport News, motored to New York Citv for a week's visit with Notwithstanding the fact that the Coinage farthing and halfpenny through the Civil War tokens of gram. On recommendation of (1) the staples may have been thrown in the former's niece, Mrs. Helen 1864. wan smile rose to join the long line that was formed and was issues ending with the Washing' Urban Renewal Civic Center the mud, as the Examiner claim' McManus. ton Carver Memorial of 1954, Mr.

subcommittee, (2) the chamber's Panel one also features Spanish ed, the number of needy persons sun!) led them to coax and wheedle the audacious miscreants engaged in it." Public Affairs Committee ap reals which were legal tender in was great. how they had taken jewelry and finery instead of supplying themselves with bread, for the lack of which they claimed they were suffering. He concluded by saying, "You say you are hungry and have no money. Here is all I have; it is not much, but take it." The editorial ended with this Former residents and helpless proved a move to send a (3) committee to Mayor P. R.

refugees who, driven from com Hudson added. The coins are being exhibited by the Augusta National Bank 'o present to the people of Staunton and Augusta County a compact representative collection of S. loigiati to discuss a plan to form ROMANTIC DEADLOCK CHATTANOOGA (AP) Romance got' a tie in Hamilton County during the first two months of 1961. There were 94 the United States until 1857, as well as two Virginia- halfpennies minted in 1773, Mr. Hudson said.

The first U. S. pattern coin, the "Nova Constellatio," is shown in this panel, along with the "Fugio," whose legend was by Benjamin final broadside: "If the officers of the law, with the ample force and in their hands, have not enough decision and energy to do more than arrest highway rob (4) a "Citizens Action Committee." whose actions would be fortable homes, were compelled to seek relief in the crowded city, insufficiently furnished with the means of living for the resident population and altogether inade Emptying his pockets, he coins of historical significance, Mr. Hudson said. subject to approval of the (5) chamber board of directors.

marriages and 94 divorces. bers and disperse a mob of idlers threw all the money they contained among the mob. He then took out his watch and said, "We do not desire to injure anyone, at their heels, whose presence quate to the increased number there deserved immediate death thrown daily into the progress of events, were forced to dispose of but this lawlessness must stop. I will give you five minutes to all their articles of taste and for quite as well, no words or arguments can furnish them with the pluck they lack." disperse, otherwise you will be mer luxury, and frequently necessary articles of clothing to meet The decision (much to the com 1 i the essential demands of life. plete disgust of the Examiner) fired upon.

The order was given to a Cap-tain Gay who commanded a mili S.VI-HAM-L' was to arrest those who were ap it In spite of many facts to the contrary it would be ennobling to believe that "these miseries and tary company comprised of. a parently leaders or ardent violators rather than shoot them on number of armorers and artisans the spot. By April 13, all the par who were enrolled by General ties arrested had either been dis Josiah Gorcas, chief of the ord rV i ll-wi its t- in Shares and Weights in Common Servings, Walker, Industrial Arts charged or 6ent on for trial be fore the higher courts. inconveniences were submitted to in no fault-finding spirit; and although the poverty of the masses increased from day to day, there is no doubt that the sympathies of the people were unfalteringly s-s I nance at the Confederate arsenal in Richmond. Captain- Gay, who knew the women some of whom were the wives, sisters, and A reporter for the Examnier was aware of a glaring mcorv Drafting, Wherry, The Fern Guide.

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Non fiction Aiken, Selected Poems, Ap Evans, Falconry for You, Buckler, Wo-He-Lo; the Story of Camp Fire Girls, Burling, Chinese Art, Chapel, The Complete Book of Gun Collecting, Connell, Return of the Tiger, De Cristoforo, Handy Man's Concrete and Masonry Handbook, Hegner, College Zoology, Kennan, Russia and the West under Lenin and Stalin, Krutch, The Forgotten Peninsula, Laidman, How to Make Abstract Paintings, Lederer, A Nation of Sheep, Marinacci, Leading Ladies; a Gallery of Famous Actresses, Mason, Your Garden in the South, Morton, This is the Holy Land, Nash, Everybody Ought to Know, Rouner, The Congregational Way of Life, Side-man, Europe Looks at the Civil War, Slocombe, William, the Conqueror, Taylor, Food Values vtriiniTitv 1 percussions' did not disperse with 4 the crowd. NTT- Later that same day, the as sistant adjutant-general in the vacation name of the Secretary of War sent an appeal to the editors and reporters of the Richmond press at in which he requested them to World of Medicine, Bergere, From Stones to Skyscrapers, Seventeen, The Seventeen Book of Decorating, Hough, Great Auto Races, Yates, Famous Indianapolis Cars and Drivers, Ciardi, How Does a Poem OBSOLETE ENGINEERS CLEVELAND (AP) Engineers fresh out of the classroom are commanding high salaries because those who graduated a decade ago are obsolete, says Dr. Chester J. Kishel, head of Fenn College's Industrial Engineering Department. "For an engineer to keep up-to-date on developments, he would have to spend 30 per cent of his time studying," Dr.

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